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6 PEOPLERAzzI KENyA’S No. 1 FREE NEWSPAPER Schools collapsing under fees arrears, says officer by Kenya News Agency @PeopleDailyKe Kisumu County Director of Edu- cation Sylvester Mulambe has said many schools in the county are unable to pay for electricity and water bills due to the millions in outstanding fees. He said although he supports the government’s directive that secondary schools should not withhold certificates of former students with fees arrears, the institutions are facing challenges because parents are unwilling to pay. Mulambe said the Kenya National Education Act 2013 bars any schools from withholding certificates of candidates with fee arrears because it is against the law. “This is a directive from the deputy president’s office and ours is to comply despite the huge operational challenges the schools are facing,” he said. The education officer said many parents in Luo-Nyanza have been relying on government support and are yet to embrace the spirit of partnership with schools, hence the reluctance to clear the fees arrears. He said despite the good performance in many of the schools, the parents’ attitude has greatly contributed to the huge debts in schools. “The free things syndrome is affect- ing performance of schools in Nyanza region and is demoralising the teach- ers,” he said. “Sub-county education officers have to work hard in sensitising parents on the need to pay the outstanding fees arrears,” said Mulambe, adding the role of government in schools does not go beyond providing teachers, books and development money. This is a directive from the deputy president’s office and ours is to comply despite the huge operational challenges the schools are facing Thuo died of cardiac arrest, says brother by Racheal Mburu @PeopleDailyKe Former government chief whip George Thuo (pictured) died as a result of heart related complications, the High court heard yesterday. During cross-examination, the deceased’s brother, Samuel Ngugi, told the court that doctors who pronounced Thuo dead at Aga Khan Hospital diagnosed the deceased with cardio-pulmonary arrest also known as cardiac arrest. The condition is a sudden stop in effective blood circulation due to failure of the heart to contract effectively or at all. However, Ngugi said his brother had no known health problems but used to go for regular medical checkups and would insist his siblings to do the same. Ngugi told judge Roslyn Korir that on November 17, hours before the deceased met his death, he had taken two beers and had not complained of any health problems. Ngugi said he declined to accompany his brother to Porkies Restaurant, Thika to watch Formula One sport event because he was tired after spending the afternoon together in Kitengela. Six people includ- ing the proprietor of the restaurant and friend of the deceased have since denied murdering Thuo. Hold Karen land titles at your own risk, says Swazuri NLC chair insists lease for land to expire in 2018, documents issued on it since last year are not authentic by Anthony Mwangi @wairindimwangi The controversy surrounding the ownership of a 134- acre piece of land in Karen deepened yesterday after the National Land Commission termed the transaction irregular, saying any title deeds on it are illegal. Commission chairman Mohamed Swazuri said titles issued by the ministry since March last year, including those for the disputed Karen are null and void. He accused the Lands ministry of interfering with the commission’s mandate of issuing leases and titles. “The Constitution is clear that issuance of leases lies squarely on the National Land Commission while the ministry, through the chief lands registrar issues titles,” said Swazuri. In the case of the Karen land, Swa- zuri said the 99-year lease was issued in 1918 and is due to expire in 2018. He said the sub-division of the land in question had not been approved by the Directorate of Physical Planning. Parliamentary Committee on Land chairman Alex Mwiru said Swazuri’s statement is likely to cause panic in the country considering that several commercial banks had given out loans using the title deeds as collateral during the period disputed by the commission. NLC member Adan Khalif told the parliamentary committee that the current claimants of the land, “just picked survey and deed plans that were approved for Muchanga Investment Limited more than 30 years ago, but were eventually cancelled in 2012, and simply tabled them as the authentic ones.” The controversial allocation of the tHe KaReN LaND ROW The dispute is pitting Da Gama Rose group of companies and former NSSF managing trustee Jos Konzolo. Da Gama Rose’s company, Muchanga Investments Ltd, has sued Telesource, Habenga Holdings, Jina Enterprises Ltd, the Director of Survey and the Director of Physical over the land. Lands Cabinet secretary Ngilu has been named by the Opposition as a beneficiary of the land together with Deputy President William Ruto, police boss David Kimaiyo and the Director of Criminal Investigations Ndegwa Muhoro. Wednesday, October 29, 2014 / people DAIlY land which is currently before the High Court for determination has caused sharp divisions between the Lands ministry and the commission, with the Cabinet Secretary Charity Ngilu supporting the disputed subdivision. ‘Valuation for SGR land in Mombasa delayed’ by Atieno Akumu @atienoakumu1 Kenya Railways Corporation Managing Director Atanas Mwangi has said valuation of the land on which the Sh327 billion Standard Gauge Railway line will pass is yet to be completed. He dismissed claims by some leaders that land owners will be paid peanuts, saying no basis has been established yet for the compensation. “We are yet to carry out valuation for Mombasa section of the project although we have completed for Mariakani to Athi River,” said Mwangi. He said in Mombasa yesterday landowners will be compensated according to the prevailing market price of their land. “Let me assure you that it is going to be a fair process where individuals will be compensated what they deserve,” Mwangi said. He also allayed growing fears among Coast communities that individuals without title deeds will not be compensated. “So long as there are people who can confirm one has been staying on that land, the government has no option but to compensate you. It is also is important to note that the value of land is not diminished by lack of a deed,” he said. He said before acquisition of the land for the railway project, Kenya Railways will visit the area and do rerouting before the acquisition. Mwangi blamed the delay in acquisition to the change in the design from the initial line parallel to the existing commuter railway in the CBD to currently, Mombasa West. National Land Commission chair Muhamad Swazuri when he appeared before the House Lands Committee at Parliament Buildings yesterday. Photo: KENNA CLAUDE